Dispensing and measuring device



April 3. 1929. vw. w. W521i 1,119,295

DISPENSING AND MEA'GURING DEVICE Filed Dec. 1927 10mm Z4912) Patented Aprf23, 1929.. y x I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI CE.

wnrnrairr w. CAMPBELL, or SAN DIEGO, oALu'onNIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF 'ro I GROVER s. eAMrBELL, or BENTON, TEXAS.

. DISPENSING AND mmsunme DEVICE.

Application filed December. 3, 1927. Serial No. 237,554.

My invention relates to improvements in dispensing and measuring devices and more .particularly to a devicefor dispensm a predetermined quantity 'of ,ground co ee, al-

5 though not in any way restricted to this use,

' as it maybe applied to dispensm bromoseltzer, malted milk, cereals or the li e. An important object of my invention is to provide a device of this-character which will dispense coffee or the like without exposing the contents of the container to the air, thereby serving its aroma and flavor.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device of this character with means for automatically resetting the measuring and dispensing means.

- A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this character with means for agitating. the contents of the container.

A still further object of my invention isthe provision in a device of the above mentioned character of novel means-- for supporting the container.

Still another objectof my invention is to providea novel 'form of container.

Another object of my invention isto provide a device of the above mentioned character which is simple of construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, strong and durable. Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

" In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and wherein like characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throu hout the same,

Figure 1 is a side e evation of a device embodying my invention,

Figure ais a detail perspective view of my movel supporting member,

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a device embodying member,

Figure 4 isa detail sectional view of a ortion of the container and supporting mem er, Figure 5 is a central vertical sectlonal'view of the container cap, v v

Figure .6 is a similar viewtaken at'right angles to Figure 5,

Figure 7 isa plan view thereof, parts being broken away,

Figure 8 is a detail perspective view of the dispensing and measuringapparatus, and, Figure 9 is a detail view showing a modified form'of agitator.

- ception of screws 17 or the like. The finger 18 by means of the screws 17 and the ar or tion and serves to steady the lower end 0 the [a rectangular opening 23.

a modification of the supporting chamber 24 has a rectangular opening25 24 to the cap 21. This construction results In the drawings, wherein is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1O designates a container or jar which is preferably of glass or the like and is molded with a projectingcircumferential rib 11 adjacent its lower end and tapering off downwardly, having a pronounced circumferential shoulder at itsupper end. I

A ring 12 of fiat metal has its ends bent to form an offset portion v 13, the ends ofthe ring overlapping to form a double wall at the rear of the offset portion, and tongues 14 on the ends of said ring project through slots to secure the overlapping end portlons together. A spring metal finger 15 has one of its ends arranged between the overlapping ends of the ring, and openings 16 extend throu h the ends of the ring and the finger 15 for t e re- 15 is inclined towards the center of the ring,

and extends downwardly therefrom. In use, the ring is secured to a wall or other su port container 10 is inverted and slipped through the ring 12 until the rim 11 engages the ring, as in Figure 1. The lower end of the finger 15 is bent or curved, as shown, and engages the bottle adjacent its neck as shown in Flgure 1 to brace and stead the same.

In Figure 3 I have illustrated a modified form of supporting means which includes a ring 12' engaging the ring or shoulder 11, and connected with a clasp 19 by means of a vertical bar 20. The clasp 20 engages the bottle. or jar around the neck or reduced orbottle. i

A cap member 21 screwthreadedly engages the neck of the bottle 10, and is formed with a trough like-portion 22 which terminates in 5 A cylindrical 1 adapted to correspond with the opening 23, the sides of the opening 23'being shaped to snugl fit the contour of the cylindrical 10 cham er 241 T-The sides of the opening 25 Y are provided; with integral flaps 26 which fit within the opening 23 and are pressed'over the sides thereof to firmly secure the chamber 4 10 in a snug,-air-tight fit without soldering or welding. An opening.27"corresponding inysize and/ contour-to the opening 25 is arranged dia metrically' opposite thereto. A cylindrical 11 measuring rece tacle 28, somewhat shorter than the cham. r 24, is rotatably received in the chamber 24 and has an opening 29 adapted to correspond alternately with the openings'25 and 27. The chamber 24, and the measuring receptacle 28 are closed at opposite ends and the end 29 of the receptacle 28 is provided with a laterally extending oflset handle member 30 terminating in spaced ears or In s 31 which extend through suitable slots in t e end wall 29' and are bent back upon the wall in opposite directions as shown in Figure 6, leaving an opening 32 between he ears exteriorly of the wall 29.

The receptacle 28 fits snugly in the cham-. ber 24, it being inserted through the open end thereof, said open end being provided with an extension 33 for one-half of its circumference, forming stops 34 at each end,

' against which the handle 30 abuts at the end of each rotational movement of the receptacle 28. A coil spring 35 has one end bent to pass through the aperture 32, and is secured to the handle 30 by being bent over flat against said handle, the other end of the spring having a hook-like portion 36 adapted to be received in an inclined slot 37 in the extension 33, the inclination of the slot serving to retain the spring against inadvertent displacement. The coil spring secures the receptacle Within the chamber 24 by its axial tension, no other securin means, being necessary and, it also holds 51c receptacle in the position shown in Figures 1, and 6, with the opening 29' corresponding with the openings 23 and 25, and the handle abutting against one of the stops 34. When the receptacle 28 is rotated until the handle 30 abuts against the other stop 34, its contents are discharged through the opening 27, and when the handle is released, the coil spring returns the receptacleto its normal position with the opening 29 corresponding with the openings 23 and 25. It will be seen then that the spring 35 serves the dual function of securing the receptacle in the chamber 24 and returning it to-its normal position autontiatically, thus assuring that the receptacle will not be left open to the atmosphere.

In order to insure the proper feeding of the coffee or other receptacle 28, I provide an a 'tator which is operated by the rotation o the receptacle. The agitator is preferably formed from a piece of spring wire having one end secured to the inside of the cap at 38, is coiled about itself at 39 adja'.

cent the securing member 38 and has a looped portion 40 normally extending through the opening 25 into the receptacle 28. The end of the agitator extends above the cap and terminates in a transverse member 41.

When the receptacle 28 is rotated, the side of the opening 25 forces the agitator into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 6,

and when the handle 30 is released, the agitator returns to its full line or normal position, the tension of the coil 39 assisting in returning the receptacle to its normal position. The coil 39 serves to offset the ends of the agitator, as shown in Figure 7 and as a consequence its tensionwill impart an additional movement transversely of the coil.

In Figure 9 I have shown a modified form of agitator in which a single loop 42 takes' the place of-the coil 39 and the loop 43 is large enough to .rest on both sides of the openings 25 and 23.

It will be seen that'I have provided a dispensing and measuring device which is practically air-tight, is simple in construction and operation and which is inexpensive to manufacture. a

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to opening in the chamber, a member adapted to be manually operated tomove said measuring compartment to cause the opening therein to register with the discharge opening of the chamber, and resilient means retaining said measuring compartment within the chamber and adapted to return said measuring compartmentto its normal position upon release of the manually operated member.

2. A measuring device for containers comprising a cap for said container, said cap having a chamber; with inlet'and discharge openings therein, ,the inlet openingicommunicating with the interior of the container, a measuring compartment arranged within said chamber and havingan opening normally registering with the inlet opening of the chamber, said measuring compartment being adapted to be moved to cause the opening therein to register with the discharge opening and close the-inlet opening, an agitator having one end fixed and having a portion extending into said inlet opening, and normally arranged within said measuring compartment, and resilient means normally holding said'portion of theagitator within said measuring compartment whereby movement of said compartment to close said inlet opening will force the agitator out of the opening in the measuring compartment against the tension of the resilient means an whereby the resilient means will return the agitator to 1ts normal position when the inlet is opened.

3. A- measuring device for containers comprising a cap for said container, a measuring compartment supported by said cap, said cap having an opening therein normally communicating'with theinteriqr of the measuring compartment, means whereby said measurin" compartment may be moved to close sai opening in the cap, an agitator having one end fixedly secured to the-cap and having a member extending through said opening in the cap, and means normally holding said agitator within said opening whereby when the measuring receptacle is moved to close said opening the a itator will be moved thereby in a path a ove and substantially transversely of said opening.

4. A measuring device for containers comprising a'cap for said container, a measuring compartment supported by said cap,'said cap having an opening therein normally communicating with the interior of said measuring compartment, means whereby said measurin compartment may be moved to close sai opening in the cap, an agitator of spring material having one end fixedly secured to the cap and being bent upon itself, to form a spring coil, a portion of said agitator extendmg into said opening whereby movement of the measuring compartment to close said opening Wlll move sald agitator against the tenslon of sand sprlng 0011 in a path above and substantially transverselyto said open- 5. A measuring device for containers comprising. a 'cap 'for said container, said cap terminating in an opening, a chamber having diametrically opposed openings therein of the same size and configuration as the opening in the cap, one of the openings in the chamber being adapted to correspdnd with the opening in the cap and'having flaps formed on the sides thereof and adapted to be pressed over the edges of the opening in the cap to secure v the chamber to the cap, and a measuring compartment rotatably arranged I within the chamber and haVi-ngan opening adapted to alternately register with theopenings invthe chamber. v 6; A measuring device for containers comprising an open ended chamber having an ini let and a discharge opening, the inlet opening chambentheends of the recess serving as being in communication with the interior. of.

the container, a measuring compartment-rotatably received 1n said chamber, and having an opening adapted to reglster alternately with the inlet and discharge openings ofthe chamber, a handle on said measuring compartment adapted to move 1n a recessm the I stopsto limit-the movement of the handle.

7. A measuring device for containers comprisin'ga chamber'having inlet. and discharge openingstherein, the inlet opening communi eating with the interior of-the container, a measuring compartment rotatably mounted in the chamber and having an opening adapted to alternately register with the inlet and discharge openings in the chamber, and 'a handle member secured to one end of the measuring compartment and moving in a recess in the end of the chamber, the ends of the recess'serving as stops to limit the movement of the handle and a coil spring secured at one end to'the handle member and at the other end to the wall of the chamber adjacent its end, said spring serving 'to retain the measuring compartment within the chamber and to return the measuring compartment to its normal position with its opening registering with the inlet of the chamber.

8. A measuring device for containers'comprising a cap for said container, said cap hav- 85 mg a chamber with an. opening communicating with the interior of the container, a measuring chamber rotata bly arranged in said con tainer, a coil spring secured at one end to a portion ofthe measuring cdmpartment and at 90 the other end to the chamber and serving to retain thev measuring compartment in the chamber and'to'return the measuring compartment to' its normal position after rotation, said measurin opening adapted t5 normally register with the opening in the chamber, and an agitator lseeured to said cap and comprising a mem- 'ber normally extending through the openings arranged adj aoent the open end of the. cham- 1 her, a handle-member secured to the closed end of the measuringcompartment and adapted torotate the measuring compartment to I bring the opening therein into registrationwith the discharge opening of the chamber, 1

said chamber having .its open end recessed to reeeive the handle member, the ends of the recess serving as stops to limit the movement a of the handle member, and a coil spring secured atone end to said handle member and having its other'end received in a slot in the I open end of the chamber, said coil spring" serving to retain the measuring compartment in thechamber and to return the same to its normal posit-ion after rotation.

compartment having an 10. A measuring device for containers comprising a chamber having inlet and discharge openings, a measuring container having an opening therein, and adapted to be moved to 5 bring said opening into alternate registration with the inlet and discharge openings the chamber, an agitator, secured adjacent the inlet opening inthe chamber having a membei engaging .the measuring compartment, whereby movement of the measuringcompartment will impart movement to the agitator and resilient means forcing the agitator against the measuring compartment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

- WILLIAM W. CAMPBELL. 

